How to catch mud crabs for Sheepshead and Drum/Why I use mud crabs instead of fiddlers

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2 жыл бұрын

I've gotten the request several times about making a video for how I catch my bait for sheepshead/drum, so I thought I'd use this recovery time after surgery to still be productive!
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NOTE: I'm still not 100% sure how to completely tell the difference between mud and stone crabs. If I caught a stone crab in this video, please put it in the comments and correct me. Try to abide by all of your local state laws.
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@delmonicofarquhar9893 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video! I've seen these little guys many times but never realized they never realized they were so attractive to the fish we want to catch. Thank you!

@7thevanfishing 3 ай бұрын

They’re a game changer! Thanks a ton!

@gregm8418 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I learned something new today.

@7thevanfishing 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you learned something!

@BrassHammer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Evan, hope your on the road to recovery.

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah I’m good now thank you!

@Nike2141 7 ай бұрын

I cleaned a nice red yesterday and he had a few mud crabs in him.

@7thevanfishing 3 ай бұрын

They love the mud crabs! Candy for them!

@dennislewis7602 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro. I’ve never tried mud crabs. I can say I can go get some now. Good video. I’m in North Carolina on the coast myself also! I’ve fish for drum my whole life lol and I’ve never been able to go catch crabs. Well I didn’t know how til now 😂. I’ve always used mullet.

@7thevanfishing 3 ай бұрын

Mud crabs is a game changer for sure!

@markstafford4015 2 жыл бұрын

Great video !

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@brandendavenport6676 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome bro great video

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man!

@FishingwithBrewski 2 жыл бұрын

You're giving up the secrets!! Lol. Good stuff man. Oh and mud crabs have notches in the carapace right outside the eyes. Thats how I learned to tell them apart. Legs are covered in mud usually.

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Lol gotta help out the new guys! Thanks for the info buddy appreciate it

@finsandfossils 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! I didn't even know about mud crabs!!! I'll be on it 🤙🏼 Do you ever freeze them for off season?

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried that but I might this time!

@jmnorris50 2 жыл бұрын

I've frozen them before. They lose a lot of their durability when you thaw them back out. BUT if you're using them in the winter, the trash fish will be gone so that might not be a big concern.

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

@@jmnorris50 awesome thanks for the input man! I might try to save some then as some backup bait for reds in the winter!

@myadventureoutdoors 4 ай бұрын

Do you know how these mud crabs might last overnight? I was thinking maybe throw in a freezer block or a frozen bottle of water for a next day fishing trip.

@7thevanfishing 3 ай бұрын

They’ll last a couple of days at least as long as you keep a little bit of water in the bucket and keep them out of the sun and cool!

@_______612 Жыл бұрын

Great video.. where is this place in nc? Ty

@7thevanfishing Жыл бұрын

This area is near topsail

@paolo3815 Жыл бұрын

Does it have to be under oyster beds to find them ?

@7thevanfishing Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. That’s just where I find them most of the time and the easiest place to look for them. You can also find them under rocks, by marsh grass-lines, and a few other places as well but oyster beds is where they most commonly will be.

@ronwells6182 2 жыл бұрын

So how do you store mud crabs?

@7thevanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

You can store them in any bucket/container with holes poked through it. Keep them out of the sun and out of any possible rain and keep a little bit of saltwater in it and it should keep them alive for a couple of days at least.

@ronwells6182 2 жыл бұрын

@@7thevanfishing I know that’s true with fiddlers but seems portions of their life cycle are at sea. I’ve put about three dozen in a 5 gallon bait bucket (with holes) submerged off the end of my pier so will see how it goes. Not much published on this.

@tyeculver2146 4 ай бұрын

Need more close-ups

@7thevanfishing 3 ай бұрын

Will try to do that in a future video!

@kenshamrock7395 2 жыл бұрын

This video is very good but I hate the background music. Could hear you better without it.

@BigPoppieSeed Жыл бұрын

Its a shame your so concerned about the law when our constitution protects our right to forage for food. If you changed your status from Citizen to State National you dont need big poppa goverments permision for anything. Look up usc 18-242. What these law ENFORCERS are doing is caled color of law. Check it out if you care to be free and not a slave to admiralty law my friend.